Posts by ICBehindtheCurtain

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TERROR ALERT _ UK AIRPORTS in CHAOS

by Crumpet in

'airlines terror plot' disrupted

all airports have been put under the restrictions

reid statement

TERROR ALERT _ UK AIRPORTS in CHAOS

by Crumpet in

'airlines terror plot' disrupted

all airports have been put under the restrictions

reid statement

I don't know,but this recent terror thingy seems very suspect, just two days after the Lieberman defeat , especially since people here in the US are pretty fed up with the "War on Terror" BS, how timely is this? And Tony Blair being Bush's buddy and all, how does that old Beatles son go? oh yeah...."I get by with a little help from my freinds".. I mean if the attacks were meant for planes leaving from the UK why, oh why all the hoopla in the airports here? I guess they just couldn't pass this one up, it was a perfect war on terror propaganda vehicle. This whole thing just doesn't convince me, and from I've heard alot of other people are questioning this also.

IC

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A question for all those who were a witness in NY........................

by vitty in

jw
friends

for someone who lived in the uk, brooklan was like rome is to a catholic.

we all had strange ideas to what it was like.. so how was it for you who live in ny.

did it "feel" more spiritual, cos the hq where there or did you take it for granted?.

ICBehindtheCurtain

I haven't lived there in a while, but I grew up there and left in early adulthood, but from what I remember, the bethelites were looked upon as really spiritual people, they enjoyed special priviledges like money handouts and dinner invites and back then every girls goal including mine was landing a bethelite for a husband (they make the best husbands you know , so spiritually minded and all ). My freinds and I were pretty popular with the Bethel guys we got envited to many parties in their rooms, and yes beer was usually available, it was alot of fun. I never hooked a bethelite cause you usually had to be a regular pioneer before they would consider you as date material and I had a job in manhattan that I was not leaving, although I wasted my time doing auxiliary a couple of times a year. WHAT CRAP! Back then you would go out on service and it was exiting people would open their doors and listen to what you had to say, I used to place so many magazines and had studies and return visits galore, we would be out there come rain or shine, even in the snow, wrapped up like eskimos, I won't lie we had good times, since we really believed in what we were doing I never fudged my time back then.

NOW, things have changed considerably, that zeal people had is pretty much gone, my freind from NY who is a regular pioneer told me that service there has changed so much, people don't want to listen to you any more, very few even take the publications, she said it was really depressing , I feel sorry for her, she is completely devoted to this religion, and her husband is an elder/regular pioneer/and works full time and has done that for many years, they have wasted so much of their lives on this CRAP, when and if they figure it out, I fear she might jump off a building or something, as she has emotional problems.

Yes indeed times have changed, I'm just glad most of my family and I are free from this GARBAGE!!!

IC

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Reading the Bible Made Me Leave "The Truth" & Christianity

by Seeker4 in

jw
friends

i was looking up a couple of verses the other day in my nwt reference bible the one with larger print, footnotes, cross references, etc.

in my day i was quite a diligent student - the bible is filled with my notes and comments, and i'd already worn out another one earlier.

one of the things that i found surprising as i was reading my notes, was how often they were pointing out inconsistencies, contradictions and obvious lies in the biblical text.

ICBehindtheCurtain

Terry and Seeker4 I'm with you guys on this, I didn't completely open my eyes to the whole truth until I started really reading the bible in context. I read "The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine and that sealed it for me. I just can't believed how fooled I was for so many years and how many people still believe in this Book of fables and stories. If you look at the OT texts that supposedly support the idea that Jesus fulfilled all those prophesies you will see that they were taken out of context in order to prove that Jesus was the foretold Messiah, I was so amazed when I saw that, and to think that for over 2,000 years this belief has survived, unbelievable!!!

IC

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"It's The Truth!" (A Poetic Retrospective of the Watchtower Society)

by Confession in

"it's the truth!

i think this just might be the truth

lets all just believe its the truth!

ICBehindtheCurtain

WOW Confession, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!, Thanks, I enjoyed that, and you said the TRUTH!

IC

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Mind control, evil and projection - the Law of Attraction

by DjSadhu in

hey everybody, i just signed up.

i'm djsadhu, ex-jg, raised jg, quit/kicked at age 16, now 30.

i have some food for thoughts that you may find interesting, i hope you will find this a refreshing point-of-view.

ICBehindtheCurtain

Hello DJSadhu and a Warm Welcome to you! That was a great first post, I totally agree with what you are saying.. When "The Secret" movie first came out I was amazed, it made so much sense and since then it has really enhanced my view on things. When I watched it I felt compelled to share it on here, but failed to mention that the movie was not free, and was blasted by some, although others were receptive and in the end, I'm glad I mentioned it. We truly attract things to ourselves, the constant rhetoric of things are so bad in the world only feeds that fear and makes it worst, the news media, the government, other religions they are all contributing to the mess we are in, hopefully people will start to open their eyes and see that these are the best times in history to be alive in, we have endless opportunities and can choose to make our lives better.

IC

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Fred Franz yelling in spanish?

by drew sagan in

jw
friends

i was reading the book 'apocalypse delayed' by james penton and came to the part that disucessed the crackdown that occured in the org during the early 1980's.

one of the referances made note to a talk that was recorded in which fred franz spoke to a congregation in queens, ny and yelled at them in spanish.

has this ever made it's was to the internet?

ICBehindtheCurtain

I remember, I was there , damn I wish I would have recorded it, but I was young and stupid then. It was quite a shock to see little Freddie and other "Big Wigs" show up all at once, all you could here at first was the murmuring of many voices wondering what was going to happen. Needless to say he was quite pissed!!

IC

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To all who know Scootergirl...

by frozen one in

jw
friends

i just received a phone call from a friend.

she wanted to let me know that scootergirl's husband committed suicide.

i know scootergirl has many, many friends on this board.

ICBehindtheCurtain

Scootergirl, my condolences to you and your family

IC

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MERRYS MOTHER HAS DIED

by tijkmo in

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merrymagdelene is back home and agreed to me letting you know that her mother died on friday morning...understandably she doesnt feel much like posting at the moment..but will let us know her feelings as soon as she is able...the memorial service will be held on the 29th... (((((merry))))))

ICBehindtheCurtain

Merry M, I'm sorry for your loss, my condolences to you and yours

IC

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Disgusting comment regarding the baptism at the DC

by under_believer in

jw
friends

at the service meeting the other day the "friends" were given an opportunity to discuss the district convention (portland, or, june 30-july 2).

) people baptized at that convention.

a bigger number than i remember for at least a decade.

ICBehindtheCurtain

TO ALL YOU JW LURKERS!!!! If you let your children get baptized too young, this usually means that they will be DF'd when the troublesome teenage years get here, and you will LOSE THEM, because the WTS teaches that you should not socialize and that you should shun your children. They will be left out in the cold, and you will not be there to council them when lifes problems arise, because they will feel rejected by you and will no confide in you, instead they will turn to their freinds with disastrous results. Isn't it better to allow your child to grow up and live his life, if later on he chooses to join the JW's at least it will be with a mature mind that can deal with life. IF YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN, DON"T LET THEM GET BAPTIZED TOO EARLY!!!, as you can see all around you in the Kingdom Halls, It doesn't keep them from anything, how many kids in your hall are now out?

IC